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CTU Back Fair Pay Agreements To Set Minimum Standards For Pay And Conditions
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 10:34 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions continue to support the delivery and implementation of the Fair Pay Agreements (FPA’s) legislation that the government has been working on for several years, and which has been included in their past two manifestos, says ... More >>
Unemployment At Record Lows A Reason To Celebrate
Wednesday, 3 November 2021, 12:32 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The CTU is welcoming the news that unemployment has fallen to a record low according to Statistics New Zealand. Economist and Director of Policy Craig Renney said “The fact that unemployment is at its lowest rate since 1986 ... More >>
Union movement remembers Sir Michael Cullen
Friday, 20 August 2021, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions extends our condolences on the death of Sir Michael Cullen. More >>
CTU Welcomes Charges Against Ports Of Auckland
Friday, 13 August 2021, 10:56 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is welcoming Maritime New Zealand laying charges in the Auckland District Court on Thursday against the Ports of Auckland Ltd (POAL) and an unnamed individual. These charges are in relation to the death of Mr Pala’amo ... More >>
NZCTU Sends Condolences To The United States On The Death Of President Trumka
Friday, 6 August 2021, 1:23 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions sends messages of condolences to the United States trade union movement with the death of President Richard Trumka of the AFL-CIO (The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization) the sister ... More >>
CTU Urges Government To Focus On Resolving Industrial Dispute With Nurses
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 12:45 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is calling on the Government and Minister of Health, Hon Andrew Little, to focus on finding a solution to the current dispute with our nation’s nurses and their union, the New Zealand Nurses Organisation. "We ... More >>
Safer Sick Leave Starts
Friday, 23 July 2021, 8:38 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Working people are celebrating paid sick leave increasing from 5 to 10 days effective from Saturday 24 July 2021. CTU President Richard Wagstaff is encouraging working people to ensure they are getting their entitlement. "Working people successfully ... More >>
Union Report On Gig Work Released
Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 9:09 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is welcoming today’s release of First Unions report: Gig Work in Aotearoa . The report delves into the experiences and difficulties faced by gig workers like rideshare and food delivery drivers and considers international ... More >>
Unions Welcome Greens’ Call For More Action To Reduce Emissions
Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 2:39 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is agreeing with Greens co-leader James Shaw who gave a speech this afternoon outlining what is needed in the Emissions Reduction Plan. "Working people couldn’t agree more that we need a Just Transition. A Just ... More >>
Union Movement Supports Nurses' Strike
Tuesday, 8 June 2021, 1:48 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions, on behalf of all affliated unions, is supporting the 30,000 members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation who will stop work tomorrow and take industrial action for eight hours to amplify their need for better pay and ... More >>
Fair Pay Agreements - Set To Deliver On Real Fairness At Work
Friday, 7 May 2021, 12:53 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions says the future for working New Zealanders looks much brighter thanks to today’s announcement that Fair Pay Agreements are much closer to becoming a reality. The announcement was made by the Minister of Workplace Relations ... More >>
Unemployment Statistics - COVID-19 Recovery Still Uneven
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 11:45 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is concerned that working people are continuing to bear the costs of the COVID-19 crisis. "Today’s figures from Statistics New Zealand show that 54% of all working people did not receive a pay increase in the last year. ... More >>
Inflation Data Disguises Continued Higher Cost Of Living For The Poorest
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 11:55 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is concerned that today's consumer price index (CPI) data shows that for the poorest New Zealanders the cost of living continues to rise well ahead of the official headline increase rate of 1.5%. CTU Economist Craig Renney ... More >>
CTU Supports Bold Health Reforms
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 10:22 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is broadly supportive of the bold reforms to our health sector as announced today. "What will be imperative is the inclusion of working peoples voices and perspectives though this period of upheaval and change," ... More >>
Unions Call On Government To Improve Work Lives
Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 4:26 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions wants the government to do more to improve working lives for New Zealanders. CTU President Richard Wagstaff will tonight address Minister of Workplace Relations Michael Wood, other Labour and Green Party Members of Parliament, ... More >>
Fewer Children Living In Poverty But More Work Needed
Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 11:57 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The CTU is welcoming the fall in child poverty recorded by Statistics New Zealand and released today. Craig Renney, the Economist and Director of Policy for the CTU comments, "More is needed to deliver the transformational change that the government ... More >>
CTU Backs Stronger Māori Representation In Local Democracy
Thursday, 11 February 2021, 2:27 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi welcomes the Government’s introduction of the Local Electoral (Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill as a much needed leveling of the playing field for Māori representation. CTU Vice-President ... More >>
Cost Of Living Rising For Poorest Households
Friday, 22 January 2021, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is warning that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures out today illustrate that the cost of living is increasing disproportionately for those on lower incomes; resulting in the poor getting poorer. CTU Economist Craig ... More >>
Ongoing Worker Dissatisfaction Shows Need For Fundamental Change
Monday, 11 January 2021, 7:31 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
This year’s CTU work life survey shows the need for a fundamental overhaul of New Zealand’s employment framework says CTU Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges. The survey, which was answered by 1200 respondents, shows more than half of respondents ... More >>
Unions: Better Resourcing Of WorkSafe - A Lesson From Whakaari
Friday, 18 December 2020, 10:43 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Ministry for Business innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today released its targeted review of adventure activities regulations. This review was conducted as a direct result of the Whakaari disaster. CTU President Richard Wagstaff comments, ... More >>
